What fire door frames in Smethwick should include
For property owners, landlords and managing agents in Smethwick, we offer fire door frames with one team for the survey, the product and the installation.
Buildings in and around Smethwick range from low-rise blocks of flats to houses with integral garages and care homes. Whatever the building, the standard is the same: certified products, correct gaps, seals and closers, and a frame sealed to the wall.
In older buildings the frame can be the weak point even where the leaf is sound, so we check it on every Smethwick survey. We photograph every frame we fix in Smethwick before the architraves go on, so the hidden work is on record.
Why frames fail inspections
Many fire door problems start with the frame: softwood linings too thin for the door, frames cut back to fit a previous door, frames loose in the wall, or gaps behind the architrave stuffed with ordinary foam or left open. A perfect leaf hung in a frame like that cannot be relied on.
As standard, the work covers:
- Architraves and making good
- Photographs of fixing and sealing before covering
- Frame-to-wall gap sealing with evidenced materials
- Assessment of frame condition and compatibility
Which fire door rules apply in Smethwick?
England's framework applies in Smethwick. Approved Document B guides the fire performance of new and replacement doors under the Building Regulations 2010. Day-to-day duties sit with the responsible person under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and for multi-occupied residential buildings, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 add duties such as giving residents information about fire doors.
For blocks over 11 metres in Smethwick, those regulations require communal fire door checks at least every three months and best-endeavours flat entrance door checks each year. In higher-risk buildings, building work is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator, so we check whether approval is needed before starting.
Which buildings in Smethwick need fire door frames?
You are most likely to need fire door frames if you look after offices, schools or converted houses. Whatever the building in Smethwick, we survey each opening and tell you which doors need work and which do not.
What happens after you enquire
- Remove architraves and inspect frame fixing
- Decide repair, re-fix or replace
- Prepare the opening and fit the frame
- Pack and fix at specified centres
- Seal the frame-to-wall gap
- Photograph, fit architraves and make good
Guide prices in Smethwick
Guide pricing for fire door frames: £250–£600 per frame replaced, fixed and sealed, ex VAT. Volume work across several doors in one Smethwick building usually brings the per-door cost down. Your written quote is fixed once we have surveyed.
Around Smethwick
Neighbouring towns such as West Bromwich, Birmingham, Aston and Bartley Green are covered too, so clients with several buildings can use one installer and one evidence format.
Common questions
Do you cover B66 and nearby postcodes?
Yes. We cover Smethwick including B66, and nearby towns such as West Bromwich and Birmingham. The survey and written quote are free.
Do I need to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to give us access to the doors. For blocks and commercial buildings, a caretaker or site contact is fine; for HMOs and homes, we agree a time with you or your tenants.
Can I use expanding foam around a fire door frame?
Only a fire-rated foam with evidence for that use and gap size. Ordinary expanding foam is not suitable.
Why do you photograph the frame before fitting architraves?
Because the fixing and sealing are hidden once the architraves go on. Photographs give you evidence that the hidden work was done correctly.